NHL Hockey Newswire (Page 5)

Matt Calvert returned from taking a slap shot to his forehead that required about 30 stitches and scored a short-handed, tiebreaking goal in the third period to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a franchise-record seventh straight home win, 4-2 over the New York Rangers on Friday night.
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Marian Hossa's controversial goal with 2:23 left in the third period lifted the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Friday night. Artemi Panarin's hard shot was deflected by Chad Johnson's glove high in the air and as the puck came down behind him, Hossa knocked it in.
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Blue Jackets' Matt Calvert gets 36 stitches in face, returns to score winning goal Matt Calvert wouldn't let a puck to the face keep him out of the game very long. Check out this story on muskego-newberlinnow.com: http://usat.ly/2g7a3S9 Matt Calvert #11 of the Columbus Blue Jackets is congratulated by William Karlsson #25 of the Columbus Blue Jackets after scoring a short handed, game winning goal, during the third period of the game against the New York Rangers on November 18, 2016 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
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Marian Hossa's been in the NHL long enough to knows how to make a goal out of seemingly nothing. Hossa's team-leading 10th goal of the season with 2:23 left in the third period was the winner as the Chicago Blackhawks won 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Friday night.
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Owning the fewest points in the NHL and riding a four-game losing streak, the Arizona Coyotes finally had a reason to feel positive when goaltender Mike Smith returned to the lineup Wednesday after missing nearly a month. Yet 24 hours later, an injury claimed another key player for Arizona, which hosts the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
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The Edmonton Oilers were the league's feel-good story for nearly the first month of the season but they have fallen into a familiar tailspin entering the finale of a three-game road trip at the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. Edmonton is mired in a five-game losing streak, including a 3-2 defeat at home to Dallas on Nov. 11. Since opening the season with seven victories in eight games, the Oilers have won only twice in their last 10 .
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The league-leading Montreal Canadiens look to end a disappointing week on a high note when they begin a three-game homestand on Saturday against the Original Six-rival Toronto Maple Leafs. Montreal stormed out of the gate this season with a 10-game point streak and followed up its first regulation loss with a four-game winning streak but fell to 0-2-1 over the last six days with Friday's 3-2 setback in Carolina.
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Kris Letang scored 1:24 into overtime Friday night as the Pittsburgh Penguins came back to edge the New York Islanders 3-2 at Barclays Center. Letang's goal was set up by an impressive pass by Sidney Crosby, who deked Brock Nelson and Shane Prince to the right of the Islanders' net and passed to Letang, who fired the puck into a wide open net as New York goalie Jaroslav Halak was stuck leaning in the other direction.
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By The Associated Press Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky has lent his voice to "The Simpsons" for an episode set to air next month. By The Associated Press Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky will become the first hockey player to lend his voice to "The Simpsons," when he appears in an episode set to air next month.
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Kris Letang scored 1 minute, 24 seconds into overtime, lifting the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins past the last-place New York Islanders 3-2 on Friday night as the Penguins rebounded from one of their worst losses in recent memory. Sidney Crosby set up the winner by faking a shot and then passing to Letang, who fired in his second goal of the season.
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... Teravainen (86) of Finland following Rask's goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. Carolina won 3-2. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Carolina Hurricanes' Teuvo Teravainen ...
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In their final head to head matchup of the season, the Chicago Blackhawks earned two more points in a late game victory in the Saddledome. The Hawks got an A+ performance from Corey Crawford who stopped 28 of 30 shots on net, and some late game heroics by Marian Hossa earned the first victory of the circus road-trip.
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Marian Hossa of the Chicago Blackhawks jams a loose puck behind Calgary Flames' goaltender Chad Johnson for the margin of victory in a 3-2 Blackhawks' win Friday in Calgary. A 5-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Nov. 1, which saw the wheels fall off in the third period, despite being tied 1-1 heading into final 20 minutes.
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Jay Beagle scored with 5:11 left in the third period to give the injury-ravaged Washington Capitals a 1-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night in Washington. Dmitry Orlov's shot was stopped by Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard, but Beagle tapped in the rebound for his fourth of the season.
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The Calgary Flames suffer a tough 3-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks by a late game goal. Or should it have even been a goal? The Calgary Flames battled hard through most of the game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday evening.
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Brendan Perlini struck twice - including the eventual winner - as the Tucson Roadrunners raced past the Manitoba Moose 5-2 on Friday in American Hockey League play. Brandon Burlon and Michael Bunting also scored in the third period for Tucson .
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Less than 24 hours after rallying for an overtime victory, the Pittsburgh Penguins finish their stretch of three road games in four nights when they visit the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. Pittsburgh began its condensed trek with an embarrassing 7-1 loss at Washington on Wednesday and fell behind the New York Islanders two days later before Trevor Daley scored the tying goal and fellow defenseman Kris Letang netted the winner 1:24 into the extra session.
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